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Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Art chased after her and begged her to go back to the apartment
but she refused, when he suggested his place, Ellen agreed as long as someone
was in while they talked and only talked.

William sat in his bedroom and could
hear the shouting coming from downstairs. Victoria tried comforting William,
“They will sort this out.”

“How could he treat her like this?” Victoria sighed, “Some
girls like to be treated rough but I’m guessing that they have never really
talked about this and Ellen being so quiet... and it went from
there but I really don’t know.”

William turned to look at Victoria and asked
curiously, “Girls like it rough?”

She smiled, “I’ve read books, heard girls talk but I was a
virgin when I met you so don’t know from experience but I would think
boundaries would have to be in place.” William couldn’t resist and asked,
“Would you want to try that?”

He could sense the question made her feel
uncomfortable but at the same time sensed that Victoria was curious. Victoria
looked at him and quietly replied as she fidgeted, “How would it work?” William
was expecting a flat no but was pleased that she was interested too. He’d never
told a woman what to do as his marriage was always 50/50 but to have power over
his girlfriend not only intrigued him but in truth turned him on.

“You said you read books, if I read one that you pick then we
can go from there.”

“Ok I’ll get one for you.”

Art couldn’t understand how it had got to this but was trying
to explain or defend, he wasn’t sure which. One thing he knew was the moment
Ellen left the apartment he wanted her back and to sort this mess out.

Ellen was sitting on the sofa listening to Art go on and on,
“So what you are saying is that I control you?”

“Yes.” Art was confused, “How?”

“You tell me what I should wear, you won’t let me come here
and you won’t let me on the pill.”

When he listened and took in what was said
he cringed, “I was trying to help.”

“When I want your help, I will ask for it. Art, I love when
you get bossy but only sometimes. However it’s in every part of our
relationship. Dawn came to see me because they were worried about me.” Art
looked worried and said, “You told Dawn about this?” Ellen nodded and Art said,
“Shit Granddad finds out about this, I’m dead.”

“Art what do you really think of me?” Art was shocked at the
question and replied quietly, “I love you but when you wouldn’t give me ideas
about where to go on our dates and agreed with everything I said. I thought you
were that type of girl that wanted to be told what she should do.”

“I should have said something but I thought you would have
dumped me.”

“Dump you…are you crazy Ellen, I mean look at you, I’ve seen
the way guys look at you,” he turned away from her and put his hands in his
head and said, “I’ve been a total asshole, my Dad saw it but I didn’t till you
started to walk out the door. Can we start again?”

“I’m not sure Art. Look I’m going to visit my Dad for a
fortnight and I’ll see you when I get back.”

“Will you call me, please?” Ellen looked at him and softly
said, “I will in a few days.”

William sat on the bed reading this romance novel and hated the
book but it did give him ideas of what Victoria was getting at, dominance and
submission. He had his reservations about doing this and wondered could he even
be that demanding to another.

While Victoria and William were cuddling up on the sofa he
casually said, “Finished the book you gave me.”

“Oh that was quick.” Victoria sat up and waited for William
to speak, “I get the idea behind them. It is the dominant and submissive roles
you were referring too right?” Victoria nodded then replied, “I wasn’t implying
that we should…”

“But it has crossed your mind, right?”

“Fantasy is great but would it work in reality?” William cupped her face and said, “We could try but have ground rules so if
either is uncomfortable we can pull out and a test period.” Victoria smiled and
asked, “Can I think about this not because it doesn’t interest me but because
this would be real and no longer in my head?”

“I understand but I have to say it does intrigue me.”

Art was on the phone to Ellen, “Please baby come home I miss
you.”

“I think you miss ordering me about.” Art quietly said, “I
thought you’d be right but I miss you and I’m sorry…”

“I was due on yesterday…” Art sat up with the phone and asked
carefully, “Did you come on?”

“No and now that means I’m a day late Art Granger.” Art
stayed silent for a few minutes then said, “Baby come home and we will do a
test together and I am sorry.”

“I did a test before I phoned you…”

“What did it say?” Ellen didn’t answer and Art in a panic
said, “Ellen what did it say?”

“I’m not pregnant so before coming home I’m seeing my doctor
and going on the pill.” Art was angry but kept his voice calm, “Ellen, you know
why I say no to the pill…”

“Then get us a home, get a job and I will gladly discuss
staying off the pill.” Art agreed to get a job but asked that once she was home could they discuss having a family. Ellen thought about it and thought starting a family
was a bad idea and said so. She reminded Art that they
had a long way to go before starting a family.

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Ellen just
sat circled up on the bed wondering what she should do. She loved Art but when
he yelled at her over the use of the pill, it concerned her a great deal.

Ellen
like most young girls wanted a family but Ellen wanted to get to know Art and
then maybe move in together, yes marriage would be nice but it wasn’t essential
not for Ellen anyway. When Art insisted that he’d made his commitment by
bonding with her that didn’t sit well.

Ellen wasn’t
questioning how she felt about Art but was now questioning the way he was
treating her. Ellen had to admit there were times she loved his dominant side
and there were other times she hated it like now. A few questions that sprung
to mind were why wouldn’t he let her go with him to babysit the twins? Why
could they only have sex when he wanted it? Why was he expecting her to dress a
certain way and finally the one that she was most uncomfortable with was, why
didn’t he want her on the pill?

Ellen wanted to be a Mum one day but not yet
and if she fell pregnant now, would he even stick around at this stage or was it
a case of I got you pregnant, now deal with it. This was the type of guys she
knew from back home and she didn’t like this side of him.

Ellen felt
alone and isolated because apart from a few brief meeting with his father
William and his girlfriend Victoria it felt like Art was trying to keep her away
from his family and she really needed to talk to someone before this all became
too much.

Ellen jumped
when there was a knock at the door, she slowly walked over towards the door,
took a deep breath then opened it.

She was surprised to see a lady standing
there and said, “Hi can I help you?” Dawn smiled and re-introduced herself and
watched Ellen step aside to let her in.

“Ellen, are
you alright because you seem preoccupied?” Ellen fell back in the chair and
said almost in a whisper, “I’m fine…” then she stopped before the tears
started. Dawn kept looking at her and replied, “We were concerned about you
because every time we ask after you, Art says you are busy. It’s just we are
used to seeing all the other girlfriends but we don’t see you.”

“I’m ok.”
Dawn wasn’t buying the speech with a fake happy tone that was too obvious. “Ellen
if something is bothering you, well you can talk to me.”

“I can’t
because you are Art’s step-grandmother…”

“True but I
can see you are upset so talk to me, please.” Ellen knew she needed to open up
so decided to take a chance, “I’m thinking of leaving Art…” Dawn was stunned
and asked carefully, “Why?” Ellen was trying to find the words and just blurted
them out, “At first I thought if I didn’t do what he wanted he’d leave me. What
I mean by that was when he asked me to pick somewhere to go on a date, I’d just
say you pick because I thought he wouldn’t like what I wanted to do. I mean I’d
hurt him when we first met, I just thought he would leave me, stupid right?”
Dawn went to say something but Ellen continued without taking a breather, “Then
he says things like, I want you now and I don’t argue, I just let him have me
even if I don’t want it but he is getting worse. He wouldn’t let me babysit
with him. He wanted me to cook different food even though I was already
cooking. I’m changing my clothes to suit his needs and wants and now he refuses
to let me on the pill saying nature must take its course and I should be
grateful as he’s shown his commitment by this bonding.”

“Stop,” Dawn
shouted. Ellen went quiet again and it was now Dawn’s turn to speak, “Are you
telling me he is controlling you and you don’t want him too?”

“I liked it
at first…”

“Did you
ever discuss this?” Ellen shook her head.

“First of
all, the pill is your choice and not his. It does sound like Art is taking this
control thing too far and I have to ask but has he hit you?”

“No.”

“Have you
refused sex by saying no and Art force himself on you anyway?” Ellen shook her
head again and said, “I don’t say anything, what does that count as?” Dawn was
taken aback and said, “Ellen, I think you and Art need to talk. Plus I want to
kill him for making you feel like this especially about the pill. However you
do need to let your voice be heard and be honest with him and then if he
continues to behave like this then you know he is wrong and then you can leave
knowing you did everything you could.”

Dawn left
but not before telling Ellen that she could come to the house anytime if she
wanted to talk.

Ellen had
packed a few bags and rang her Dad saying she wanted to come and visit. When
Sam asked if Art was coming with her, Ellen didn’t respond so Sam didn’t push
things over the phone.

Art walked
in and saw the bags and asked, “Where are you going?” Ellen just stood there
and said, “I need to put space between us.” Art lost his temper,
“Space…everything is fine with us and you are not leaving.”

“Art please,
I’m not leaving you but I need space to think things over.”

“Like what?”

“Why won’t
you like me go on the pill?” Art yelled, “I have my reasons…”

Ellen was
terrified of speaking up but pushed through her anxiety and replied, “What are
your reasons then?”

“You are
human and not a vampire like me,” Ellen was stunned but listened to Art, “If by
the time we want a baby it may be too late and then I’ll never be a father.”
Ellen had to ask, “Where has this come from?”

“My parents
had tried for years and when my Mum had a test she was told no kids. They were
devastated but by some miracle they finally found out they were expecting me.
So I decided a long time ago no pill for the girl I date.”

“You can’t
force a baby on us just because of what happened with your parents.” Art
couldn’t understand why Ellen was upset and said firmly, “You aren’t leaving so
go and unpack those bags.”

Ellen tried to walk past Art but he pinned her to
wall, “I said you aren’t going anywhere. I am not having another female leave
me.” In tears Ellen begged, “Please don’t be like this…”

Art responded by
kissing her and said, “I know you like this and if I pushed you more you would
be very willing when I took you to the bedroom.”

“Art you
aren’t listening to me. Yes you are right if you pushed, I’d be very willing
but I want to be able to have fun during sex but there is none. So please let
me go and think about what I have said.”

Art stepped back and just looked at
Ellen as she ran from the apartment leaving her clothes behind.

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Dawn called up to Nathan to come down for breakfast, finally
Dawn heard, “Coming Mum.”

Nathan rolled out of bed and made his way to the
bathroom and when he looked in the mirror he screamed. Daphne slowly made her
way towards the bathroom and waited, while Dawn ran up the stairs and yelled at
Daphne, “Why didn’t you go in there?” Daphne shook her head and replied,
“You’ll see.”

When Nathan walked out he had only a towel wrapped around him,
Dawn looked visibly shocked while Daphne smiled and said, “I thought you were
never going to make your teens. However go and have your hair cut, you look a
mess.” Dawn panicked but Daphne told her this was normal.

When they were alone
Dawn asked, “Daphne are you ok?” Daphne just looked at her and replied, “I’m in
limbo and I don’t know what to do.”

Dawn knew what she was talking about and asked with caution,
“I’m a good listener if you need to talk and we both know what this is really
about, Lawrence if I’m right?” Daphne glanced away and said quietly, “I need to
talk to someone because Estevan has a blind spot where Lawrence is concerned.”

Nathan made his way to the arcade where he knew his Dad would
be. When he saw his Dad he smiled and asked, “What do you think?”

“You need a haircut but it’s nice to see your a teenager.”
Nathan sighed, “You and Gran must think alike because she said that about my
hair.” Estevan laughed, “Was your Mum ok, when she saw you?”

“She freaked out but Gran told her it was normal. They
started talking about other stuff so I quickly left to see you.” Estevan asked
with concern, “How was your Gran this morning?”

“She had a brief smile when she saw me, but it quickly
disappeared and then she looked miserable again. Dad I know it’s none of my
business but I think she needs to see Lawrence.” Estevan yelled, “You are right
it’s none of your business, he is not allowed anywhere near my Mum, do you
understand?”

Nathan bit back as he replied, “No I don’t. You say a bond is
an important part of being a vampire and that it means something but you would
rather Gran be miserable and watch her die piece by piece because for your own
reasons you don’t like him?”

“Enough! Now do as your Gran suggested and get that damn
haircut.”

Nathan stormed out the arcade angry at his Dad. He barged past Blair
and when Blair realised who it was that knocked into him; he knew Estevan had
told him off for something.

After Dawn had called Teddy all three woman were in the
living room and both Dawn and Teddy were on the edge of their seats waiting to
hear Daphne’s side to the story. “Maybe it’s a mistake telling you girls…”
Teddy got in before Dawn did and firmly said, “Spill, we want to hear it from
your side. Estevan and Blair have told us what they think they know but we want
your version.”

Daphne sighed and thought for a minute or two then started
her story, “When I first saw him, I had thoughts that no young woman should
have…” Dawn interrupted eagerly, “You wanted to go to bed with him, right?”
Daphne glanced in Dawn’s direction and replied, “Well he had no shirt on
and…well you know the rest. Anyway I fell for him quickly and when he asked me
to marry him I didn’t even have to think, I just said yes. When I got beaten up
I thought it was odd because it was a total personality change for Lawrence as
he was a gentleman but because he’d never said he was a twin, I believed it was
my fiancé. Even when I look back I was fighting all intuition that said
something wasn’t right but like a stupid fool I listened to Elvira when she
said leave him. To think she knew all this time he was a twin, she knew of
James. I was so gullible. Now after all this time I know the truth and have
condemned the man I love to a life of hell.”

Teddy spoke up, “Take him back.”

Daphne glanced down to the
floor and quietly said, “It’s not that easy.”

Dawn firmly said, “Yes it is. If what you say is true then up
and till the bond was broken; he was a good guy right?”

“Yes but…” Dawn fired back, “If he would do anything for you
then he will atone for his sins but what I don’t understand is… if the bond was
broken what effect did it have on you?”

Daphne looked at them both then said,
“I grew slightly older plus my hair can’t grow beyond this length. I got off
lightly compared to Lawrence. Estevan refuses to talk about Lawrence. Blair
wants me to be happy. Ironic but I thought anyone to have an opinion about
Lawrence it would have been Blair.”

Teddy added, “Blair is trying to go with Estevan’s wishes. He
was hoping Estevan would calm down and see things clearly but it doesn’t look
that way right now.”

Daphne looked sad, “This is why I’m stuck because I know
Estevan would get on with the real Lawrence. I just don’t want to lose Estevan
again but I miss Lawrence so much.” Dawn and Teddy looked at each other; then
Teddy said, “You won’t lose Estevan but you do need to speak to him.” Dawn
added, “I can’t imagine how hard it is for you right now. I mean you were in
love and thought he hurt you and then after all these years you find out it
wasn’t him after all. Do you think he can atone for what he’s done since the
bond broke?”

Daphne looked at them and replied, “It will be a long road but I
believe he can. The problem is regardless what he is done since the bond break;
I broke it when he was a good man so I have to restore the bond. Then he will
be able to show everyone the real him. I just wish my own son would
understand.” Dawn looked at Daphne and said, “Then make him understand.”

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Ellen was making dinner when Art came up behind her and
asked, “What are you making?”

Ellen carried on making the dinner as she
replied, “Macaroni and cheese, why?” Art sighed and said, “I want something different
so scrap that and make something else for me.” Ellen look shocked and quietly
replied, “What do you want then?”

Art rubbed his chin and thought for a moment and
said, “I think sushi would be nice.” Ellen looked disappointed as she scrapped
the macaroni and cheese and began preparing the sushi.

After dinner Art went to sit down while Ellen cleared the
dishes.

She glanced over to see if Art would offer his help but he didn’t and
kept watching the TV.

When she joined him on the sofa he said, “Are you still
wearing that?” Ellen looked at him puzzled and asked, “What is wrong with what
I’m wearing?”

“I just think you should be wearing something different.”

Ellen started to walk away but Art caught her and cupped her face and said sweetly, “I am just
thinking of you.” Ellen gave half a smile and did as Art requested and changed
her clothes.

Ellen had just finished changing when Art walked in, he
wrapped his arms around her and said quietly, “Change of plan, I don’t want you
to wear anything right now.” He spun her around and kissed her intently,
pushing her onto the bed. Ellen’s only response was surprise as she asked,
“Now?”

“Yes now.”

Ellen didn’t protest and spent the next few hours
in bed as they made love.

When they had finished Art was getting changed in the
bathroom when Ellen poked her head around the door and said, “I went to see the
doctor today about going on the pill…” but she didn’t get to finish as Art
yelled, “I don’t agree with the pill, nature should take it’s course.”

Ellen
fidgeted as she looked at the floor and softly replied, “I…I don’t want to be a
mother yet.”

Art came close to her and firmly said, “We have bonded, I
have made my commitment to you so having our baby should be what you want.”

Ellen tried to interrupt him but he kissed her and added, “You will see I’m
right, I promise you.”

Ellen nodded and sweetly asked, “Are you staying the night?”
Art smiled at her, “I wish I could but Dad asked me to look after the twins
again.”

Ellen looked upset when he wouldn’t stay, Art noticed her
look of disappointment and said, “I’ll be here early in the morning so don’t
worry. Just remember how I like my eggs and bacon cooked. Have a good evening.
Love you.”

Ellen wanted to speak up but again wouldn’t say anything just
responding with, “Love you too.”

Lexy was taking a much needed rest after the birth of their
daughter Violet. Blake was about to get some sleep too when he heard cries
through the baby monitor. Lexy hadn’t moved because the birth had been long and
exhausting so Blake got back out of bed and went to see what his daughter
wanted.

“Shush little one, you should be asleep so what is it you
want?” As their eyes met Blake just stared into her eyes and smiled as he
pulled her closer to him and sweetly said, “You just wanted a hug from your
daddy, didn’t you?”

Violet made a small noise as Blake rocked her back and
forth.

Once he had put Violet back in her cot he turned around to
see Lexy standing there with a smile, “Everything ok?”

Blake went over to Lexy
and pulled her into an embrace, “Everything is fine, beautiful and thank you.”
Lexy giggled as she pulled back slightly to look into his eyes and asked, “Why
are you thanking me?”

“I have a beautiful daughter, who I hope takes after you in
looks.” Lexy glanced down with a smile at the comment Blake had made. Blake
insisted she look at him and added, “If I hadn’t met you that night, I wouldn’t
be here right now a husband and a father.”

“That night I only wanted to help as you looked so lost. I
never thought I’d fall so in love with you,” trailing of before she let her
emotions get the better of her.

Blake kissed her softly and slowly as his hands
traced her back and almost in a whisper said, “I know its early days yet but I
want you to know I so want you.” Lexy still savouring the kiss replied, “Me too
but we have to wait until things settle down.

“I can’t wait. Now isn’t it true new parents are supposed to get
so sleep while the baby is sleeping.” Lexy smiled at Blake as he led her from
the nursery.

As they got into bed Lexy asked, “Is Daphne coming to see
Violet?” Blake wasn’t sure what to say and replied, “I hope so because she
needs to smile again and I think holding our daughter will help.”

“Ask her in the morning.” Blake kissed her and said, “I’ll
try again but I know one grandparent that will be here and that’s Dad.” Lexy
laughed, “He has had lots of cuddles with Violet already.” Blake smiled at his
wife, “This is Dad we are talking about, besides it’s the first grandchild I’ve
given him so that will be his excuse to come over again and again.” Suddenly
there were cries coming from the monitor again and Blake added, “Hun, it’s your
turn.”